Rev. Master Houn Jiyu-Kennett

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:activeYears 1962-1996
gptkbp:birthDate 1924-01-01
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Peggy_Teresa_Nancy_Kennett
gptkbp:deathDate 1996-11-06
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Shasta_Abbey
gptkb:Order_of_Buddhist_Contemplatives
gptkbp:gender female
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rev. Master Houn Jiyu-Kennett
gptkbp:knownFor introducing Soto Zen to the West
first female sanctioned as a Zen master in the West
gptkbp:language English
Japanese
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Selling_Water_by_the_River
gptkb:The_Wild,_White_Goose
How to Grow a Lotus Blossom
Zen is Eternal Life
gptkbp:occupation Buddhist monk
gptkbp:ordinationDate 1962
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:St._Leonards-on-Sea,_Sussex,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Mount Shasta, California, USA
gptkbp:receivedDharmaTransmissionFrom Koho Keido Chisan Zenji
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:residesIn gptkb:Shasta_Abbey
Sojiji Monastery, Japan
gptkbp:school gptkb:Soto_Zen
gptkbp:teacherOf Daizui MacPhillamy
Rev. Master Haryo Young
Koho Keido Chisan Zenji
Rev. Eko Little
Rev. Master Hubert Nearman
Rev. Meian Elbert
gptkbp:title gptkb:monastery
gptkb:Roshi
Rev. Master
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ma_Jiyu
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7